" The Sunnah is treated as an independent source of religion. It is distinct from Hadīth. Since at times the Hadīth also contains a record of the Sunnah, people have erroneously equated the two. The Sunnah refers to that tradition of Prophet Abraham’s (sws) religion which the Prophet Muhammad (sws) instituted among his followers as religion after reviving and reforming it and after making certain additions to it. The Sunnah was transmitted to the ummah by its perpetual adherence and thereby carrying the same stamp of authority as the Qur’ān. "

― Javed Ahmad Ghamidi , Meezan